Update Information: August 4, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Arabian Knight 1.1.8 (WB)
Java source; own GUI
- 1.15: fixed bug in transposition tables that sometimes caused a crash
- 1.16: unknown
- 1.17: free pawn award better algorithm; now it's not constant value
- 1.18: pieces are worth more with the progress of the game; this solves problem that exchange is good when we are winning, but bad when we are losing
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/ArabianKnight.html
Chess News
Lantern Chess 4.30 (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI by Mike Adams supporting WB & UCI for ICC online play/chat for Linux, Windows and Mac
http://www.lanternchess.com/ (homepage)
http://www.adammr.com/lanternhelp/lantern-help.html (help)
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Dann Corbit homepage down for 39 days (broken computer!)
Lovelace homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Matacz homepage down for 6 days (a 110mb.com site)
Smaug homepage down for 10 days
Superchessengine homepage down for 53 days (Bibi, Fruit, GambitFruit, Movei, Naum, Patzer, Smash & Toga II)
Crafty (webkikr.com) homepage back up
Wiki Changes
Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added link for additional logos by Graham Banks
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list
PGN Reader/Viewer/Writer List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess Publisher
- added Chess Viewer Deluxe
- added PGN Reader by Kevin Coulombe
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_list
Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)
Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 (build 1391)
Free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free (homepage)
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh (download)
Freemake Video Converter 2.3.3
convert 200+ video formats; cut/join/scale video; rip & burn DVDs; burn Blu-rays, upload to YouTube; more
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/
System Explorer 3.0.5
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/
WordWeb Free 6.6
free dictionary/thesaurus for Windows; look up words from almost any program
http://wordweb.info/free/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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